american k y 1 american c · herbert puchta & jeff stranks g. gerngross c. holzmann p....

Herbert Puchta & Jeff StranksG. Gerngross C. Holzmann P. Lewis-Jones

Student’s BookAmerican MORE! is a four-level course for lower-secondary students with a strong focus on grammar, vocabulary and skills plus a wide range of fl exible components. Each level contains twelve units, with thorough language coverage in every unit. With dedicated reading, culture, grammar, vocabulary, skills and cross-curricular learning sections, you really do get MORE with

American MORE!Each level of the course provides 80–90 hours of classwork. Level 1 has an 18-page starter section that offers students dual entry to suit students who may not have done English at

primary level. American MORE! takes students from beginner to intermediate level and is ideal for mixed-ability classes.

The course that offers a rich bank of

complementary materials:

• American MORE! multimedia components – CD-ROM, Testbuilder CD-ROM, DVDs and online materials

• American MORE! (CLIL) Cross-curricular learning in subjects such as Math, Geography, Music, Science and Information Technology with dedicated ‘Learn MORE through English’ pages in the Student’s Book

• American MORE! reading with dedicated ‘Read MORE for pleasure’ pages in the Student’s Book

• American MORE! writing with ‘Writing for your Portfolio’ sections in every unit of the Student’s Book

• American MORE! speaking with extra communicative activities in the Teacher’s Resource Pack

• American MORE! cross-cultural work, CLIL learning

and stories in the American MORE! Extra Practice Book

• Student’s Book with CD-ROM for Windows® 2000, XP & Vista • Workbook with Audio CD• Teacher’s Book• Class Audio CDs (2) • Extra Practice Book

• Teacher’s Resource Pack with Testbuilder CD-ROM/Audio CD for Windows® 2000, XP & Vista • DVD

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Herbert Puchta & Jeff StranksGunther Gerngross Christian Holzmann Peter Lewis-Jones

Student’s Book

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• simple present of be

• questions with Who?

• possessive adjectives

(review)

• feelings

Sounds rightdays of the week

• imperatives

• questions with Who,

Where, Why, What,

What color?

• prepositions

• classroom objects

Sounds right/´/

• ask and say where things are

• listen to and understand

imperatives

• write about your desk

MORE!Check your progressStarter section

Grammar

• subject pronouns

• simple present of be

• possessive adjectives

• plural nouns

Skills


international words

• talk about favorite foods

• listen to and complete a

dialogue to introduce yourself

• read about other people and

where they are from

• listen to and complete facts

about other people

• spelling

• talk about myself and others

A Song 4 U Alphabet stars

Language Focus and Vocabulary

• classroom objects

and language

• greetings

• saying hello

• numbers

• asking about age

• international words

• colors

• days of the week

Sounds rightthe alphabet

• There is/are

• possessive ’s

• adjectives

• furniture

• rooms in the house• describe rooms and furniture

• listen to information about

a zoo

• read a story

• write about your ideal room

• have/has

• the indefinite article• parts of the body

• countries and

nationalities

Sounds right/h/

• talk about nationality

• describe people

• talk about possessions


physical descriptions

• read descriptions of people

• write a description of

yourself or a friend

• simple present

(affirmative)

• spelling: third-person

singular

• adverbs of frequency

• food

Sounds rightquestion intonation

• make and reply to offers

and requests

• talk about what you eat

• read about different diets

and foods

• listen and complete a dialogue

about food

• write about your eating habitsWha

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(negatives, questions,

and short answers)

• object pronouns

• daily activities • ask and tell the time

• talk about daily routines

• read about other people’s

routines

• write about your day

A Song 4 UThe master of time

Check your progress Units 5 and 6

• say hello/introduce yourself

• ask how people feel

• read and write about days of

the week and feelings

A Song 4 U The weekend is for me

Learn Learn MORE through Englishthrough English

Sleep

Learn Learn MORE about cultureabout culture

School in the U.S.

Read Read MORE for pleasurefor pleasure

The wide-mouthed frog


The East Coast of the U.S.


A relaxing weekend?


Information Technology


Food from around the world


Multicultural America


The world’s best detective

MAP OF THE BOOK 3

MORE!Grammar

• demonstrative

adjectives and

pronouns

• count and noncount

nouns

• How much?/How many?

• some/any

Language Focus and Vocabulary

• clothes

Sounds right/D/


Math made easy

• present continuous

(affirmative, negative,

questions, and short

answers)

• forming words with -ing

• telephone numbers

• ordinal numbers

• months of the year

• talk on the phone

• talk about birthdays

• listen to and identify sounds

• read about birthdays in

different cultures

• write a postcard

A Song 4 UMr. Muddle is never right!

• articles

• simple present vs.

present continuous

• computers

• free-time activities

Sounds right /w/the

• make invitations

• talk about your free time

• listen and talk about pets

• read and understand a short

article

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The Carnival of the Animals


Spend, spend, spend


Poems

• simple past of

be (affirmative,

negative, questions,

and short answers)

• past time

expressions

• furniture

Sounds rightwas/were

• ask and say where people

were

• say where things are

• read, listen to, and

understand a mystery story

• write about your day

yesterday

• simple past (positive) • stores

Sounds right/t/ /d/ /Id/

• say when you were somewhere

• talk about shopping

• read short articles and

match them to the correct

information

• listen to a story and correct

sentences

A Song 4 USummer vacation

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Units 11 and 12


Money


Free-time activities


Great Mysteries of the World: Flight 19

• may for permission

• can for ability

• like/love/hate doing

• family members • ask for permission

• talk about your family

• talk about abilities

• read a text about a family

• listen and understand what

activities people do

• write a poem

A Song 4 UHeaven


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School Breakfast Program


Teenage web designer

Skills

• talk about prices

• talk about clothes

• listen to and understand a

dialogue in a grocery store

• read and understand a story

• describe someone in the class

• write about clothes you like

to wear

Wordlist Wordlist page 140page 140

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teacher board paper eraser

student chair ruler pencil case

desk book workbook computer

backpack pencil pen

I don’t understand. Can you repeat that, What’s our homework?

please?

2 2 Listen to the sentences. How do you say them in your language?

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Good evening. Good night, Mom.

Good morning, Mrs. Jones. Good afternoon, Luke.

Goodbye, Mom. Goodbye, Luke.

Good morning, Luke. Hi, Luke.

Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones. Hello, Jenny.

Good night, Luke.

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